The number one ranked LSU baseball team opens up a three-game series tonight against Kentucky, with first pitch set for seven P-M at the Box. The Wilcats are 2-and-4 in league play, but Tigers Coach Paul Mainieri says they are one of the better hitting teams in the conference…

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LSU is led offensively by Kade Scivicque and Andrew Stevenson, who are both hitting over .400 over the year.

Elsewere, Louisiana Tech is visiting Charlotte for a three game Conference USA series.

In the Sun Belt, UL-Lafayette welcomes Arkansas State to Tigue Moore Field and ULM will host South Alabama.

In the Southland, McNeese is in Natchitoches to face Northwestern State, Nicholls State will take on Southeastern Louisiana, and UNO hosts Arkansas-Pine Bluff.

In the CollegeInsider-dot-com Tournament quarterfinals, the Evansville Purple Aces ended UL-Lafayette’s post season run last night 89-82. Shawn Long lead the Cajuns with 24 points and 11 rebounds. UL-Lafayette’s season ends with a 22-14 record.

The Pelicans look to turn around a string of bad luck when they face the Sacramento Kings tonight in the Smoothie King Center. The Pels come into tonight’s match up riding a four game losing streak, while the Kings have won four in a row. The Pelicans are still in playoff contention, three and a half games out of a playoff spot. Tonight’s game tips off at 7PM.

Turkey season opens tomorrow and the Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries predicts a bumper crop for hunters. Wild Turkey and Resident Small Game Leader, Jimmy Stafford, says there should be some carryover this season after bad weather lead to a poor hunting last year…

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He says the Louisiana turkey population is scattered, but most gobblers can be found in the western or north-central part of the state.